Cases a day
Weekly average
70 thousand
9,834
6
60
50
5
40
1
4
30
3
20
2
10
0
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1. 23 March 2020 First lockdown begins as Boris Johnson issues ‘stay at home’ instruction
2. 3 August Eat out to help out scheme launches
3. 14 October Three-tier system begins in England
4. 5 November Second national lockdown in England
5. 2 December England reverts to strengthened tier system
6. 5 January 2021 Third national lockdown, including schools closures, begins
Cases a day
Weekly average
5 January
Third national
lockdown
begins
2 December
England reverts to strengthened tier system
70,000
60,000
23 March 2020
First lockdown begins as Boris Johnson issues ‘stay at home’ instruction
5 November
Second national lockdown begins in England
50,000
40,000
3 August
Eat out to help out scheme launches
14 October Three-tier system begins in England
30,000
9,834
20,000
10,000
0
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